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Healthy vs. Healthful

Why both words are equally good for you.

Why both words are equally good for you.

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Healthy vs. Healthful

 

Why both words are equally good for you.

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How a Word Gets into the Dictionary

 

What our editors are looking for when they enter words in Merriam-Webster.

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Further vs. Farther

 

They started as same word, but their meanings have drifted apart over time.

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The Serial Comma Explained

 

Why don't they call it the Merriam-Webster comma?

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How a Ghost Word Appeared in the Dictionary

 

An imaginary word that snuck into the dictionary

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What Is 'Semantic Bleaching'?

 

How 'literally' can mean "figuratively"

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Is It 'Attorney Generals' Or 'Attorneys General'?

 

'Poets laureate'? 'Court-martials'? The curious history of postpositive adjectives in English.

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